Siege of Bonn (1673)

Siege of Bonn
Part of the Franco-Dutch War
Date 3-12 November 1673 Location near Bonn, present-day Germany Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Dutch Republic  Holy Roman Empire  Spain	France  Electorate of Cologne
Commanders and leaders
William III of Orange Raimondo Montecuccoli Johann von Sporck[1]	Reveillon
Strength
10,000 Dutch mercenaries 15,000 Spanish mercenaries	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Siege of Bonn took place from 3 to 12 November 1673 in Bonn, Germany, during the Franco-Dutch War. Having forced the armies of Louis XIV to retreat, the Dutch in 1673 went on the offensive. At Bonn, a garrison consisting of troops from France and the Electorate of Cologne was besieged by a force from the Dutch Republic (commanded by stadtholder William III), the Holy Roman Empire (commanded by Raimondo Montecuccoli), and Spain. The allied forces captured the garrison following a nine-day siege.

In 1689 Bonn was again the site of a major siege.

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Coordinates: 50°43′48″N 7°06′00″E / 50.7300°N 7.1000°E / 50.7300; 7.1000